350. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of offences that have been prosecuted in the past five years by Irish Water for breaches of section 54(2) of the Water Services Act 2007 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29594/18]
349. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there will be a review of European election constituency boundaries following the provision of two extra MEPs to Ireland; the timeline for the undertaking of the boundary review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29593/18]
348. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of planning permissions for housing that were extended for five years on the basis of section 42A(1)(ii) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (details supplied) in each of the years 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of housing units that were impacted, by local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29592/18]
315. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the cost of the new intersection under construction on the M7 between junctions 9 and 10 outside Naas; if part of the cost is being met by developer contributions; and his views on whether the provision of this infrastructure will contribute to meeting the aims of the national planning framework. [29595/18]
314. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the speed limits for electric bicycles will be increased from 25 to 30 km; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29591/18]
276. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the fact that Waterways Ireland has introduced a new set of permits blocking persons living aboard their boats from continuing to do so; her plans to increase the number of mooring points for houseboats on the Dublin canals and basins; and the reason canal dwellers are being removed from their homes. [28254/18]
559. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress on each action outlined in the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 that fall under her Department’s remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27975/18]
515. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to outline the progress on each action outlined in the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 that falls under her Department’s remit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27977/18]
499. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the projects funded by the National Transport Authority's sustainable transport measures grant programme for the greater Dublin area in each of the relevant local authorities in 2017; the amount spent in each local authority on specifically walking or cycling projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27973/18]
498. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has undertaken an annual review of the Smarter Travel policy as provided for in the document itself; and if so, if he will provide a copy of same. [27970/18]
497. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has undertaken a review of the national cycle policy framework; and if so, if he will provide a copy of same. [27969/18]
496. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the detail of his Department’s involvement with the rollout of eCall (details supplied). [27968/18]
494. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the capital and current funds made available for walking and cycling investment in each of the past five years; the amount of funding he plans to make available in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27966/18]
468. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the per capita waste management and enforcement staff numbers in the EPA and waste officers in local authorities here compared to the UK, Germany, Sweden and Belgium. [27962/18]
461. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the ESB is no longer rolling out a new charging infrastructure in the form of charging points for electric vehicles; the measures he is putting in place to remedy this; and the funding amounts and timelines for same. [27965/18]
265. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the progress on each action outlined in the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27974/18]
264. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in the roll-out of red light running cameras in Dublin city other than at the junction of Benburb Street and Blackhall Place; the timeline for progress; the proposed locations for a further roll-out; and the number of different types of vehicles found breaking the traffic signals in the past year for which figures are available. [27971/18]
223. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress on each action outlined in the National Traveller and Roma Inclusion Strategy 2017-2021 that fall under his Department’s remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27976/18]
222. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the commencement of building for a school (details supplied) when he expects planning permission to be applied for and the school to open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27964/18]
152. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a site for a school (details supplied) was purchased at the site on the southern end of the Ballycullen Road, Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27479/18]
125. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Finance the number of loans drawn down from the European Investment Bank; the date of commencement; the repayment schedule; the interest rate and purposes of each loan in tabular form; and his plans to allocate additional funding for the provision of social housing from the EIB. [27963/18]
142. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to reinstate career guidance on the list of critical skills employment permits due to the shortage of guidance counsellors and due to the upcoming restoration of 500 guidance posts in September 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27035/18]
130. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the decision on the case of a person (details supplied); if he will consider making an exemption to allow them to continue working in their job, particularly in view of the increased demand for career guidance staff following the restoration of 500 of these jobs in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27036/18]
65. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to introduce new regulations to end the use of fossil fuel heating systems in new homes. [26874/18]
42. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if a plebiscite for the election of directly elected mayors in Dublin, Cork and other cities will take place; and the timeline for a decision in this regard. [26873/18]
525. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of playgrounds which have been funded under the CLÁR programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26787/18]
511. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration has been given to the closure of level crossings along the Maynooth line (details supplied); if the National Transport Authority has undertaken traffic modelling of the use of level crossings in Dublin 15 either on its own or in conjunction with other State bodies such as Irish Rail or Fingal County Council and Dublin City Council; if there will be engagement with the public in the event of proposals to close or reduce the opening of these level crossings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26785/18]
409. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the annual funding for advanced paramedics; the number of filled positions operational within the HSE; the number of vacant positions; the number of training positions available to general paramedics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26788/18]
259. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the reopening of Stepaside Garda station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26639/18]
213. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of students in State-funded third level education facilities who undertook doctoral research in 2017 and to date in 2018; and the number of these who were State funded. [26791/18]
212. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the new politics and society subject for the leaving certificate. [26790/18]
211. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the amount accrued through the administrative fee required to be paid by pupils sitting the junior or leaving certificate examinations. [26789/18]
1277. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if there have been changes to the indicative timetable for the holding of referendums (details supplied) agreed on 26 September 2017. [24787/18]
599. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Health the funding allocated to the implementation of the National Maternity Strategy for 2018, 2019 and 2020; the way in which this funding allocation is broken down; the specific funding allocated to the roll-out of a national perinatal mental health service for the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24363/18]
445. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if there have been changes to the indicative timetable for the holding of referendums (details supplied) agreed on 26 September 2017. [24787/18]
319. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the cost of a special needs assistant at primary school level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24463/18]
318. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of students enrolled in junior infants, senior infants and first class; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24462/18]
317. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the number of junior infants, senior infants and first classes in the primary system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24461/18]
108. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the modal share targets set out in the smarter travel A Sustainable Transport Future, A New Transport Policy for Ireland 2009-2020 will be met; and the details of new modal share targets his Department may have in place. [25400/18]
78. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of and proposed timeline for the development of the DART interconnector between Heuston Station and Spencer Dock. [25399/18]
32. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his target for the percentage of the energy derived from renewable energy by 2030; and the target percentage of renewable power he is suggesting for Europe as part of the new EU clean energy legislative package. [23966/18]
10. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the possibility of mandating all petrol stations, supermarket car parks and public car parks to have electric vehicle charge points has been considered. [23967/18]
605. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans for a specific Traveller employment strategy in view of the high levels of unemployment in the Traveller community identified by Census 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23416/18]
553. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the provision of a new train station at Pelletstown, including funding; if delays in the provision of funding could see planning permission for the station expire; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23415/18]
490. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 22 February 2018, the status of the investigation into the compliance with environmental impact assessment, EIA, agriculture regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23414/18]
489. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to violations of EU transport regulations by trucks transporting livestock from Rosslare (details supplied); if his Department is carrying out an investigation into these alleged violations; if sanctions will be imposed upon the companies involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23413/18]
180. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of the longer 55 m Luas trams in operation on the Green Line-Cross City Luas; if the seven 55 m trams which were projected to be rolled out by May 2018 have not yet been rolled out; if so, when he anticipates they will all be in operation; his plans for further increases in the number of trams operating on Luas lines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22837/18]
96. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans regarding the new entrant pay issue and related commitments of September 2016 to resolve or address the issue of the payment of the higher diploma allowance to second level teachers in view of the fact that it is a two year course, the costs of the course and that teachers cannot teach without it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22840/18]
95. Deputy Catherine Martin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements for the provision of extra hours allocated to schools for junior cycle implementation for the school year 2018-19, in view of the fact that not all schools had permanent leadership posts restored; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22839/18]